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About This Passage
Selected for rhetorical sophistication (the escalating imperative structure — 'can't leave,' 'can't clock out,' 'no me now' — building to the devastating concession 'whatever you see on the screen'), thematic weight (Katniss mothering her own mother), and mechanical instruction value (contractions, direct address, sentence variety).
You can't leave again. You can't clock out and leave Prim on her own. There's no me now to keep you both alive. It doesn't matter what happens. Whatever you see on the screen, you have to promise me y...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- Katniss uses her limited goodbye time to give survival instructions rather than express love. Does this choice make her seem cold, or does it reveal something about how Katniss shows love? What evidence from this chapter and earlier chapters supports your answer?
- When Katniss confronts her mother — 'You can't leave again' — her mother defends herself by saying, 'I was ill.' Katniss responds, 'Then take it and take care of her.' Who is being more honest about what happened after their father died — Katniss or her mother? Can both be right?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Distributed or assigned as a specific limited portion, especially of time
Item 2
Extreme strength of emotion or focus, making words or actions feel urgent and powerful
Item 3
The painful experience of being left behind by someone who was supposed to protect you
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